Nightly closures begin Monday on the Huey P. Long Bridge

Starting Monday night, the Huey P. Long Bridge will be closed for 3 1/2 hours as crews continue their work on the $1 billion expansion project.

Closures on the eastbound lane will run from 10 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. At 1:30 a.m., the westbound lanes will be closed until 5 a.m. Those nightly closures will be in addition to the daily 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. one-lane restrictions.

The nightly closures will run Monday through April 1.

State officials said the closures are needed to assemble cranes to stage beams on the bridge's main span.

Motorists are urged to take the Crescent City Connection or Interstate 310 as alternate routes.